Question

I would like to include a link in my app that will open the page in the FB app if it exists on the device, otherwise it opens it in Safari. I’m not talking about a way to do it with code – the code is already in place.

The app has a “news” page and each news item has a link. The link is downloaded with the news data and displayed in the app. I would like to have the FB app open if the user has it.

Is this possible?

Answer 1

I have used something like this in the past

    NSString *fblink = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"fb://page/%@", facebookAccount];
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:fblink];

    //Open in safari if fb app is not installed
    if (![[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: url]) {
        //fanPageURL failed to open.  Open the website in Safari instead
        NSURL *webURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.facebook.com/FANPAGEADDRESSHERE"];
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: webURL];
    }